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chris joins us on the republican line from brooklyn, new york. caller: thank you for taking my call. thank you for showing up on c- span today. it is terrific to have someone from msnbc on. i think what you are not appreciating it in some of the caller's comments concerning as is that there are commentators who were thrown off of newspapers for plagiarism. eugene robinson, it is always the commentary. even on your program. i think chuck todd is terrific. c-span is the gold standard when it comes to hard ns and a serious questions and looking into issues. respectfully, i am asking you to look more closely at your own station and ask this woman that appears with chuck todd, savannah, is she really of hard news person or is she there just to balance off a morning program? host: do you watch fox as well? do you get the same sense when you tune in to bill o'reilly or you see laura ingram on fox, of karl rove? caller: i am a c-span junkie. in fact, whenever anybody asks me that question, i say i watch c-span. when you watch c-span, what you get is your
chris joins us on the republican line from brooklyn, new york. caller: thank you for taking my call. thank you for showing up on c- span today. it is terrific to have someone from msnbc on. i think what you are not appreciating it in some of the caller's comments concerning as is that there are commentators who were thrown off of newspapers for plagiarism. eugene robinson, it is always the commentary. even on your program. i think chuck todd is terrific. c-span is the gold standard when it...
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chris is a unique person. this past april, chris and myself, and a few other professionals were supposed to do a dedicated t.a. to some communities in parts of eastern europe and russia. we were all scheduled to leave on a sunday or monday night, and chris says something about flying together. i managed to have those fine through german airspace. do you remember the volcano? single-handedly, chris trained professionals through eastern europe and russia all by himself because he was the only faculty member who made it. he is the kind of professional will show up, regardless. [applause] >> i appreciate it, thank you. that was truly an interesting expense. i'm glad to be here with you. i can hear myself ago, so i'm not concerned whether those in the back can hear me. let me talk a little about research. many of you thought they would check out. i'm really pleased to see that many of you have shown up. research is important, and for a variety of reasons. i will not go through them all here. but as the field of chi
chris is a unique person. this past april, chris and myself, and a few other professionals were supposed to do a dedicated t.a. to some communities in parts of eastern europe and russia. we were all scheduled to leave on a sunday or monday night, and chris says something about flying together. i managed to have those fine through german airspace. do you remember the volcano? single-handedly, chris trained professionals through eastern europe and russia all by himself because he was the only...
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in new jersey, chris chris in new jersey, chris chris defaced and $11 billion -- chris chris defaced and $11 billion deficit. . . release of the report from the department of defen task force on the prevention of suicide by members of the armed forces. as you are a well aware, t number and rate of suicide by service members across dod have increased significantly each year over the last several years. frankly speaking, having any of our nation's warriors dieby suice is not acceptable. not now, not ever. suicide is preventable and this report is intended to improve upon the hard work of each of the military services. the opportunity is here and there is great hope that we can not only prevent suicide and save lives, but further strengthen the force in doing so. i am major-general phil volpe, united states army, military co- chair on the dod task force, along with ms. bonnie carroll, who was also the president and .ational director of taps, th ghanian i have had the distinct honor of serving as cochairs alongside many of the distinguished members of our task force. most are prent, but
in new jersey, chris chris in new jersey, chris chris defaced and $11 billion -- chris chris defaced and $11 billion deficit. . . release of the report from the department of defen task force on the prevention of suicide by members of the armed forces. as you are a well aware, t number and rate of suicide by service members across dod have increased significantly each year over the last several years. frankly speaking, having any of our nation's warriors dieby suice is not acceptable. not now,...
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i hollered to chris, i need confirmation that we have eds'ed. i told them we needed confirmation again. he said yes. i said we have to be certain, have we eds'ed? he said yes and pointed to a light on the panel. i turned and hollered out to kirk for permission to go to the stand by generator room and manually start it. i thinking at that point was the bop had unlatched, what remaining fuel would be in the rice or were burned away, and we are going to the power as well as fire pumps. kurds said yes, go. the cheap they came running over with the radio. he looked at the radios, turn them on, tried to get coms and could not get them through the radios. we were standing 5 feet from each other. we verified we were on the proper channel. again, we had no coms. i said don't worry about it, and i laid the radio down. i left the bridge and when to close the watertight door, and mike williams pushed the door back, and he said you are not going along, cheap. i said come on. the motorman also fell in line and we ran forces than by a generator. as i was runni
i hollered to chris, i need confirmation that we have eds'ed. i told them we needed confirmation again. he said yes. i said we have to be certain, have we eds'ed? he said yes and pointed to a light on the panel. i turned and hollered out to kirk for permission to go to the stand by generator room and manually start it. i thinking at that point was the bop had unlatched, what remaining fuel would be in the rice or were burned away, and we are going to the power as well as fire pumps. kurds said...
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chamber of commerce, and chris wallace rep r. welcomes john cornyn, and senate sarmed services committee member jack reed and moody's chief economist. on "face the nation" at 3:00, bob schieffer talks politics with the chairman of the democratic national committee and governor rendell, a pennsylvania democrat, the former of the republican national committee, ed gillespie and national strategist ed rollins. finally at 3:30 p.m. on cnn's state of the union, kevin mccarthy and peter king and democrats chris van holland and gerald nadler. the talk shows reair at noon eastern. we start with nbc's meet the press, 1:00, this week and 2:00 fox news sunday and 3:00, face the nation from cbs and cnn's state of the union. listen to them all on c-span radio on 95.1 in the disk area and on sirius channel 32 or on-line at c-span radio.org. >> harry truman when he just of the seen as a senator from the opinion der grass machine in new york city -- of the pendergrass machine in new york city and senate historian donald richie on washington movie
chamber of commerce, and chris wallace rep r. welcomes john cornyn, and senate sarmed services committee member jack reed and moody's chief economist. on "face the nation" at 3:00, bob schieffer talks politics with the chairman of the democratic national committee and governor rendell, a pennsylvania democrat, the former of the republican national committee, ed gillespie and national strategist ed rollins. finally at 3:30 p.m. on cnn's state of the union, kevin mccarthy and peter king...
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>> chris salinas. >> and could you read into the record what mr. orrin hatch come a legal director of the mms told you in the last sentence of that letter? >> the mms acknowledges and commends bp is committed to working together with industry and mms in developing best practices that will enhance the safety of drilling operations in the gulf of mexico. >> thank you, sir, nothing further. >> any board questions? >> mr. wells coming you stated -- i'm sorry. mr. wells, you stated you were involved in the response i'd give a d. of the relief files. did you all encounter -- and you may not know this based on your level of involvement. did you all encounter any problems with the b.o.p. stacks on the dd2, dd3. i've heard you and answering mr. shauna kiss questions that there were issues -- he conducted some are testing with respect to the b.o.p. does you are running to any issues with the two b.o.p. stacks? >> i don't know the specifics. i know he did; additionally test and then have historically been done and he took a little while. i don't know whether
>> chris salinas. >> and could you read into the record what mr. orrin hatch come a legal director of the mms told you in the last sentence of that letter? >> the mms acknowledges and commends bp is committed to working together with industry and mms in developing best practices that will enhance the safety of drilling operations in the gulf of mexico. >> thank you, sir, nothing further. >> any board questions? >> mr. wells coming you stated -- i'm sorry. mr....
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i hollered to chris, i need confirmation that we have eds'ed. i told them we needed confirmation again. he said yes. i said we have to be certain, have we eds'ed? he said yes and pointed to a light on the panel. i turned and hollered out to kirk for permission to go to the stand by generator room and manually start it. i thinking at that point was the bop had unlatched, what remaining fuel would be in the rice or were burned away, and we are going to the power as well as fire pumps. kurds said yes, go. the cheap they came running over with the radio. he looked at the radios, turn them on, tried to get coms and could not get them through the radios. we were standing 5 feet from each other. we verified we were on the proper channel. again, we had no coms. i said don't worry about it, and i laid the radio down. i left the bridge and when to close the watertight door, and mike williams pushed the door back, and he said you are not going along, cheap. i said come on. the motorman also fell in line and we ran forces than by a generator. as i was runni
i hollered to chris, i need confirmation that we have eds'ed. i told them we needed confirmation again. he said yes. i said we have to be certain, have we eds'ed? he said yes and pointed to a light on the panel. i turned and hollered out to kirk for permission to go to the stand by generator room and manually start it. i thinking at that point was the bop had unlatched, what remaining fuel would be in the rice or were burned away, and we are going to the power as well as fire pumps. kurds said...
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"the baltimore sun" labeled chris van hollen as a rising star. it was 2002 that he was elected to congress, beating some powerful democratic competitors. in the last two cycles, he helped democrats gain 50 seats. congressman van hollen is at the center of the storm. if democrats retain control of the house, he will reap much of the credit, and if they do not, well -- following his presentation, the floor will be open to questions. this is a traditional news conference, but we will give to each questioner -- when you have the microphone, please see your name, organization, and your question. many thanks to those who have --anized to the's event today's events. we also want to thank the national press club president and newsmaker committee chairman for jumping through many hoops for making sure to date's event has happened. also, richard is doing the microphones is an enormous help. the national press club this honor to present congressman chris van hollen. >> thank you very much, and it is great be with all of you. thank you for say -- for taking
"the baltimore sun" labeled chris van hollen as a rising star. it was 2002 that he was elected to congress, beating some powerful democratic competitors. in the last two cycles, he helped democrats gain 50 seats. congressman van hollen is at the center of the storm. if democrats retain control of the house, he will reap much of the credit, and if they do not, well -- following his presentation, the floor will be open to questions. this is a traditional news conference, but we will...
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that is -- that contrasts with the message that chris dodd was saying. we passed all these bills. we need to get credit for it. they are not getting credit. they're now trying to say that we are better than republicans and republicans are the party that would bring it back to the problems we had in 2008 and before. >> as you look at the poll numbers -- unemployment is at 9.5%. a deficit is approaching $14 trillion. >> those are the big numbers. 9.5% -- that is the number you look at. that is the number that the white house democrats cannot get around. it is hard to message 9.5% unemployment. you can put to everything you have done, but as long as republicans are unified in their message of "where are the jobs" that is resonating with the voters. they spent all that money on the stimulus. this and money to the states for medicaid, teachers, and first responders. the nine -- the number is at 9.5% still. this is a millstone around the president's neck. he is not able to get around it. >> that same poll showed that support for the war in afghanistan is diminishing. we saw the first of
that is -- that contrasts with the message that chris dodd was saying. we passed all these bills. we need to get credit for it. they are not getting credit. they're now trying to say that we are better than republicans and republicans are the party that would bring it back to the problems we had in 2008 and before. >> as you look at the poll numbers -- unemployment is at 9.5%. a deficit is approaching $14 trillion. >> those are the big numbers. 9.5% -- that is the number you look...
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and that is contrast with the message that like chris dodd was saying, we passed all these bills and we need to get some credit for it. but they aren't getting credit for it and they are trying to say we are better than republicans and republicans are the party that will bring us back to the problems we had in 2008 and before. >> as you look at the poll numbers, the big numbers, unemployment at 9.5% and deficit approaching $14 trillion. >> 9.5%, that's the number you have to look at. that's what this white house and democrats can't get aaround. it's hard to message 9.5% unemployment. as long as republicans are unified in their message as to where are the jobs, that is resonating with the american voters. $787 billion on stimulus, another $26 billion last week to the states for medicaid and teachers and first responders. but still the jobs -- the number isn't going down. the underunemployment number is is at 16.5%. this is around the president's neck that he isn't able to get around. >> that same poll showed that support for the war in afghanistan is diminishing. we saw the first of a
and that is contrast with the message that like chris dodd was saying, we passed all these bills and we need to get some credit for it. but they aren't getting credit for it and they are trying to say we are better than republicans and republicans are the party that will bring us back to the problems we had in 2008 and before. >> as you look at the poll numbers, the big numbers, unemployment at 9.5% and deficit approaching $14 trillion. >> 9.5%, that's the number you have to look...
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chris was in the panel pushing a button. i hollered to chris that i needed confirmation the week ha -- that we had eds. i said i had to be certain that we had eds'd. he said yes and pointed to a light on the panel. i hollered out for permission to go to the stand by generator room to manually started. my thinking at that point was that the bop at unlatched. the remaining fuel would burn away. we would need fuel and power as well as pumps. curt said to go. the chief mate came running over to me with a radio. we tried to get coms through the vhs radius but could not standing 5 feet from each other. we verified we were on the same channel. we had no coms. i said not to worry about it and put the radio down. i went to close the watertight door. mike williams pushed the door back. he said was not going alone. i told him to come on. paul also fell in line. we ran towards the standby generators. as i was running to the standby generators, and looked up at the derrick where the crown should be and could see nothing but flames. i rem
chris was in the panel pushing a button. i hollered to chris that i needed confirmation the week ha -- that we had eds. i said i had to be certain that we had eds'd. he said yes and pointed to a light on the panel. i hollered out for permission to go to the stand by generator room to manually started. my thinking at that point was that the bop at unlatched. the remaining fuel would burn away. we would need fuel and power as well as pumps. curt said to go. the chief mate came running over to me...
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hi, this is chris. yeah, the question i have about this issue is they pour billions of dollars into the system. why couldn't they assume the resolution that started at the time and let the lawsuits come later? save all the money. i think what they were doing is looking out for their ownselves. why couldn't they taken the authority and say, well, we'll trim up the legal entities later? thanks. guest: i think it's an interesting point. it's one that at the time really in september and october of 2008 you have folks looking to every possible solution. it was unprecedented. nobody had done this before. i think in this case people were looking to contractors and they simply won't grateful. lehman brothers, which ended up failing, the federal reserve pointed to the fact they didn't have the power. congress wasn't willing -- or asked to pass a new resolution authority to actually staff up, to implement a new resolution authority would have taken far more time i think than anybody thought they had during the cr
hi, this is chris. yeah, the question i have about this issue is they pour billions of dollars into the system. why couldn't they assume the resolution that started at the time and let the lawsuits come later? save all the money. i think what they were doing is looking out for their ownselves. why couldn't they taken the authority and say, well, we'll trim up the legal entities later? thanks. guest: i think it's an interesting point. it's one that at the time really in september and october of...
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and a half hour, former ambassador chris hall on on the political situation in iraq. after that, a discussion with former secretary of state madeleine albright and george shultz. later, of form of housing finance that included remarks from secretary geithner and housing secretary shaun donovan. in "washington journal" tomorrow morning, we focus on the future of the fannie mae and freddie mac with barry zigas of the consumer federation of america. armey talks about his article on the relationship between that t party and republicans. -- the tea party and republicans. "washington journal" is live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. the heritage foundation in washington baster report on policy proposals for the economy and budget -- based report on policy proposals for the economy and budget. this is about a half-hour. >> thank you for joining us today. it is my privilege to welcome you for the release of "solutions for america". i want to welcome our online viewers. following are two speakers, we will take questions from the web and those of you in the room today.
and a half hour, former ambassador chris hall on on the political situation in iraq. after that, a discussion with former secretary of state madeleine albright and george shultz. later, of form of housing finance that included remarks from secretary geithner and housing secretary shaun donovan. in "washington journal" tomorrow morning, we focus on the future of the fannie mae and freddie mac with barry zigas of the consumer federation of america. armey talks about his article on the...
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next, former ambassador to iraq chris hill on the plant will situation there. this is 14 minutes. -- 40 minutes. >> could afternoon and welcome to the state department. it is my great pleasure to introduce a man who literally needs no introduction. ambassador christopher hill who is just out of his 60 amount to or in iraq and to answer questions about his time there and the transaction and looking forward. thank you for coming. >> thank you. there was supposed to be one year but i went into extra time. and it is a pleasure to be here. i left iraq a few days ago to say goodbye to people at the embassy. it was quite a time of transition. we have a whole new cast of characters coming in. i think anybody who deals with iraq is very much aware of the fact that the problems of that country are severe but the potential is very great. i think those of us who were there for the time that we were there did our best to make things better and make things better for our successors and i hope i have done that for jim jeffreys who i understand leaves tonight. we have talked o
next, former ambassador to iraq chris hill on the plant will situation there. this is 14 minutes. -- 40 minutes. >> could afternoon and welcome to the state department. it is my great pleasure to introduce a man who literally needs no introduction. ambassador christopher hill who is just out of his 60 amount to or in iraq and to answer questions about his time there and the transaction and looking forward. thank you for coming. >> thank you. there was supposed to be one year but i...
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host: there is no reveling for democrats and as i quote from senator chris dodd, who is retiring at the end of this year, chairman of the senate banking committee, democrats don't know how to celebrate, senator dodd said. in the face of this unyielding opposition, this president and this congress stepped up to pass historic legislation for the good of the country. "the new york times" lists the legislation including a 787 billion stimulus package, tobacco regulation, credit consumer protection, healthcare law, wall street regulation, tax cuts, credits and more. guest: this has been the most productive congress since the new deal when franklin roosevelt was president. however, when unemployment is 10%, no one looks at those achievements. they don't think things are going well. the b.p. spill in the gulf dampened opinions about how the country was doing. despite the legislative achievements, you look at that. that is something for congressional historians and president shall historians to look back 20, 30 years from now. right now, people aren't happy and that is clouding democrat success
host: there is no reveling for democrats and as i quote from senator chris dodd, who is retiring at the end of this year, chairman of the senate banking committee, democrats don't know how to celebrate, senator dodd said. in the face of this unyielding opposition, this president and this congress stepped up to pass historic legislation for the good of the country. "the new york times" lists the legislation including a 787 billion stimulus package, tobacco regulation, credit consumer...
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since then, i've chris crossed this state and been to 660 events and had some of the most incredible experiences meeting and talking with all of the people of connecticut. i've not been everywhere yet but i hope in the next few weeks that i will get to more and more cities and meet more and more of the wonderful people of connecticut. unlike someone else, i won't need to go to vancouver to know about it. i understand there are people who are hurting. i know what it feels like because i've been there i have had a great fear that the american dream was in jeopardy i didn't want to loose that dream for our children and grandchildren [applause] i am alarmed by the wreckless spending, tax increases coming from washington. it's sufficient owe indicating our small businesses and it is killing our jobs. i believe this is threatening not only our well being but also the well being of the next generations to come. you'll agree with me, the answer is not bigger government, it is smaller government. [applause] . [applause] >> the answer isn't another billion in stimulus spending. it is less spen
since then, i've chris crossed this state and been to 660 events and had some of the most incredible experiences meeting and talking with all of the people of connecticut. i've not been everywhere yet but i hope in the next few weeks that i will get to more and more cities and meet more and more of the wonderful people of connecticut. unlike someone else, i won't need to go to vancouver to know about it. i understand there are people who are hurting. i know what it feels like because i've been...
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do we have an issue with that, chris? >> it makes reference to the budgets. >> i do not have a fundamental problem with that. if we were to take the performance measures and specifically identified them under sublet one -- sub bullet one as a that is where we want you to go. that is a very specific recommendation. we note they need increased fiscal support and we will identify what that is in the body of the reports. but now we have given a clear benchmark that we can come back to in a year and say, how are we doing? does that bridge both the areas? >> putting the number back in is a great idea. >> this is recommending that we authorize that the appropriate the full amount that was authorized. at the very least, we can recommend that. >> we do not know whether the full amount -- what is the basis for the authorization. both congressional authorization, out of the air. i like david idea of tying it to something. if there is an independent academic or basis for estimating what the real number is, otherwise, we're picking a
do we have an issue with that, chris? >> it makes reference to the budgets. >> i do not have a fundamental problem with that. if we were to take the performance measures and specifically identified them under sublet one -- sub bullet one as a that is where we want you to go. that is a very specific recommendation. we note they need increased fiscal support and we will identify what that is in the body of the reports. but now we have given a clear benchmark that we can come back to...
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chris? >> thank you for the opportunity to participate on this panel concerning the may 6 market even. chris nagy i am, managing director of strategy for td ameritrade. it is based in omaha, neb., and was founded in 1975. it was one of the first firms to offer negotiated commissions. over the course of the next three decades td ameritrade pioneered technical changes like touchstone trading to make market access by individual investors more affordable and transparent. td ameritrade clients predominantly trade equities and options. recently, we began offering the ability to trade futures and forex. td ameritrade has long advocated for market schechter's that create transparency, promote competition, and reduced trading costs for individual investors. as technology rapidly advances, it is more important than the regulatory regulators complete a comprehensive review the they are now undertaking to ensure our market structure remains among the greatest in the world. it is our intent to present th
chris? >> thank you for the opportunity to participate on this panel concerning the may 6 market even. chris nagy i am, managing director of strategy for td ameritrade. it is based in omaha, neb., and was founded in 1975. it was one of the first firms to offer negotiated commissions. over the course of the next three decades td ameritrade pioneered technical changes like touchstone trading to make market access by individual investors more affordable and transparent. td ameritrade clients...
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martin luther king's chris speech. the very basic ideas that made this country great. do you know what that is like? we had a president who was a great republican. abraham lincoln. that is like them rejecting the gettysburg address. this is serious. i will not take a lot of time because we have resources. we have relationships with the man who is connecting the dots. it is about building for the future of our kids and our grandkids and keep this dream alive. local 237. >> i will be brief. i will be brief because we all want to go march and we want to hear martin luther king iii space. we should give a round of applause for al sharpton for having this vision to put this together and make sure that we do not lose sight of why we are here. the teachers are here to support rev. dr. martin luther king jr. and his dream to reclaim it. when we needed him, he was here for us. we stand in solidarity with this social movement and labor and this social civil-rights movement are one and the same period thank you. [applause] >> get a hand to the councilman who made this come togeth
martin luther king's chris speech. the very basic ideas that made this country great. do you know what that is like? we had a president who was a great republican. abraham lincoln. that is like them rejecting the gettysburg address. this is serious. i will not take a lot of time because we have resources. we have relationships with the man who is connecting the dots. it is about building for the future of our kids and our grandkids and keep this dream alive. local 237. >> i will be brief....
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host: your piece is particularly tough on chris dodd. can you add more to that? guest: it is difficult because i was spending a lot of time during the reporting on this piece with the staffers who were radical ande o meaningful amendments. the was the amendment that would have mandated the breakup of the banks. there were derivative amendments. there was bernie sanders with the audit of the fed. when i kept coming up against over and over again was that either they were being stalled by the majority or they work some help getting ambiguous answers from the majority. people have to remember it is not just introducing an amendment and sending it to a vote. there is a real process involved. if you file an amendment even with 65 votes in the senate, there's no guarantee it will ever get voted on. you need the consent of the majority, a key committee chairman and the majority leader to even get your amendment to the floor. we saw throughout the process that keep amendments did not make it to the floor and did not give voted on in time. they ended up either being water
host: your piece is particularly tough on chris dodd. can you add more to that? guest: it is difficult because i was spending a lot of time during the reporting on this piece with the staffers who were radical ande o meaningful amendments. the was the amendment that would have mandated the breakup of the banks. there were derivative amendments. there was bernie sanders with the audit of the fed. when i kept coming up against over and over again was that either they were being stalled by the...
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-- and on to chris matthews, predicting in april that the democrats want to lose, we are here. these people are absolutely out of their minds. host: have you ever voted for republican? caller: have i ever? certainly, i have. guest: how many states have you been in the last 12 months? caller: we have been in at least six. guest: i have been in about 35, 38 something like that. i am out there a lot, 150 nights, 200 nights per year. i am out there a lot and poring over data. we are not sitting behind a desk in washington, i assure you. host: can you talk a little bit about what goes into doing your job? because that is part of the series this week. and what goes into politics, the industry of it? guest: jennifer and david are meeting with candidates all over the country. how many house candidates have you met so far? guest: close to 100. guest: jennifer, how many have you met? guest: 50, 60. host: why is that important for you to meet with the candidates? guest: any candidate could do their own polling income of with their own conclusions about the race, but in terms of accuracy i
-- and on to chris matthews, predicting in april that the democrats want to lose, we are here. these people are absolutely out of their minds. host: have you ever voted for republican? caller: have i ever? certainly, i have. guest: how many states have you been in the last 12 months? caller: we have been in at least six. guest: i have been in about 35, 38 something like that. i am out there a lot, 150 nights, 200 nights per year. i am out there a lot and poring over data. we are not sitting...
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with steve hand, robert white, transocean, lawrence, who i believe was transocean, and coastguard, chris martin. we also have present then -- jose and frank. jose santos had -- was there from petrobras assisting us. and frank gillander was in a similar way in giving whatever assistance chevron could. and we met immediately, because -- and i do recall it was a significant event. there's a lot of commotion in the room at that time. we have come a long way. to find something like this was quite emotional. so we met, and i spoke frankly about the seriousness of this. and i was frankly astonished that this could happen. >> is that what you noted in your notes? spoke frankly about the seriousness -- >> yes. it says i spoke frankly about the seriousness of this issue, and quite frankly was astonished that this could have happened. i told transocean to get photographs. to get with their subsea engineers and to understand what has gone wrong. when i heard this news, i lost all faith in the bop. billy stringfellow, clearly emotional at that point, told me, this is plumbed wrong. >> and to be clear
with steve hand, robert white, transocean, lawrence, who i believe was transocean, and coastguard, chris martin. we also have present then -- jose and frank. jose santos had -- was there from petrobras assisting us. and frank gillander was in a similar way in giving whatever assistance chevron could. and we met immediately, because -- and i do recall it was a significant event. there's a lot of commotion in the room at that time. we have come a long way. to find something like this was quite...
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>> chris salinas. >> and could you read into the record what mr. orrin hatch come a legal director of the mms told you in the last sentence of that letter? >> the mms acknowledges and coends bp is committed to working together with industry and mms in developing best practices that will enhance the safety of drilling operations in the gulf of mexico. >> thank you, sir, nothing further. >> any board questions? >> mr. wells coming you stated -- i'm sorry. mr. wells, you stated you were involved in the response i'd give a d. of the relief files. did you all encounter -- and you may not know this based on your level of involvement. did you all encounter any problems with the b.o.p. stacks on the dd2, dd3. i've heard you and answering mr. shauna kiss questions that there were issues -- he conducted some are testing with respect to the b.o.p. does you are running to any issues with the two b.o.p. stacks? >> i don't know the specifics. i know he did; additionally test and then have historically been done and he took a little while. i don't know whether th
>> chris salinas. >> and could you read into the record what mr. orrin hatch come a legal director of the mms told you in the last sentence of that letter? >> the mms acknowledges and coends bp is committed to working together with industry and mms in developing best practices that will enhance the safety of drilling operations in the gulf of mexico. >> thank you, sir, nothing further. >> any board questions? >> mr. wells coming you stated -- i'm sorry. mr....
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guest: mitch daniels and chris christie. chris christie has just been extraordinary. to go into new jersey, the state outside of perhaps california or illinois, that has been the most mis-governor did recent years and has the most powerful public sector political complex, and to go in and balance the budget when he has and has been able to bring trenton to heal and the teachers' union, extremely powerful, to heal, in six months, is just an extraordinary accomplishment. mitch daniels, also extremely impressive. circumstances much less dire. he did not take office in the midst of a budgetary crisis, but also, like christie, have build a constituency for a limited government conservative than -- conservatism. has slimmed down the budget. and daniels tells his people all the time, we have one goal -- we want to increase the net the pole -- disposable income of the hoosiers in here in indiana. i would get some complaints now. i did see the movie. that is going to be the goal of government. i think that is a very good -- i think republicans nationally can take that admoniti
guest: mitch daniels and chris christie. chris christie has just been extraordinary. to go into new jersey, the state outside of perhaps california or illinois, that has been the most mis-governor did recent years and has the most powerful public sector political complex, and to go in and balance the budget when he has and has been able to bring trenton to heal and the teachers' union, extremely powerful, to heal, in six months, is just an extraordinary accomplishment. mitch daniels, also...
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christie. -- has be incorrect body parts called chris christie. guest: i do not know if he was one of the 45 governors, but there were 45 republicans and democrats in terms of taking that, as it was obligated, or will be obligated. since he would be robbing peter to pay paul, it is wise to step up to the blade for what we have done as a substantial part of this to close the loophole that leads companies to ship jobs overseas instead of producing them in the united states, which is an important step to make sure that jobs are produced here in the united states and that there is not a manipulation of the tax code by any company that is essentially meaning that they do better shipping jobs overseas been producing them here, abusing the tax code. host: ohio, democratic caller, rose. caller: there are some things going on here in ohio, i have a granddaughter that work at the hospital here for a few years. she is legally blind right now and is 34 years old. her insurance at the hospital was $905 per month, about half of what she makes. now she has no in
christie. -- has be incorrect body parts called chris christie. guest: i do not know if he was one of the 45 governors, but there were 45 republicans and democrats in terms of taking that, as it was obligated, or will be obligated. since he would be robbing peter to pay paul, it is wise to step up to the blade for what we have done as a substantial part of this to close the loophole that leads companies to ship jobs overseas instead of producing them in the united states, which is an important...
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. >> at the national press club friday, congressman chris van hollen said that the democrats would maintain their majority in the house in november elections, and the recent reports of the democrats demise were "exaggerated." the congressman talks about his party's overall agenda an election strategy and also responded to minority leader criticisms.'s this is about 25 minutes. >> it is great debate with all of you. thanks for taking some time off. thank you, bob, and the national press club for the invitation. we're here to discuss the upcoming elections which are 67 days from today. 67 days from today, millions of americans going to the polls to vote in the 2010 midterm elections, an election which we all agree was shaped the national decisionmaking for years to come. congressional republicans inside the beltway are already talking -- popping champagne bottles, saying that they're going to seize control of the united states congress. it is an agreement for celebration. i can assure you that the summer washington political chatter, the reports of the democrats designs -- demise are greatly
. >> at the national press club friday, congressman chris van hollen said that the democrats would maintain their majority in the house in november elections, and the recent reports of the democrats demise were "exaggerated." the congressman talks about his party's overall agenda an election strategy and also responded to minority leader criticisms.'s this is about 25 minutes. >> it is great debate with all of you. thanks for taking some time off. thank you, bob, and the...
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the outgoing ambassador for iraq chris hill says the country is on the right track. after that, at the funeral of former alaska senator ted stevens to died last week in a plane crash. >> there are 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors every weekend on book tv. saturday, john samples debate the size of the role and -- of government in the 21st century. on sunday, investigative journalist son yet shock this it's the history of malaria. for a complete listing of this weekend's programs, but is it -- visit booktv.org. >> the survey was carried out by the national business group on health. this is an hour. >> if you have any technical questions about the survey, call on caring for that. we are glad to be here. this is an exciting time in our history. as large employers and know that we are in the middle of a transformation, a transformation of how health care is financed and delivered in this country. we are very busy trying to figure out what will happen, what could happen, especially to large employers and their employees, retirees. but want to help navigate these co
the outgoing ambassador for iraq chris hill says the country is on the right track. after that, at the funeral of former alaska senator ted stevens to died last week in a plane crash. >> there are 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors every weekend on book tv. saturday, john samples debate the size of the role and -- of government in the 21st century. on sunday, investigative journalist son yet shock this it's the history of malaria. for a complete listing of this weekend's programs,...
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do we have an issue with that, chris? >> it makes reference to the budgets. >> i do not have a fundamental problem with that. if we were to take the performance measures and specifically identified them under sublet one -- sub bullet one as a that is where we want you to go. that is a very specific recommendation. we note they need increased fiscal support and we will identify what that is in the body of the reports. but now we have given a clear benchmark that we can come back to in a year and say, how are we doing? does that bridge both the areas? >> putting the number back in is a great idea. >> this is recommending that we authorize that the appropriate the full amount that was authorized. at the very least, we can recoend that. >> we do not know whether the full amount -- what is the basis for the authorization. both congressional authorization, out of the air. i like david idea of tying it to something. if there is an independent academic or basis for estimating what the real number is, otherwise, we're picking a nu
do we have an issue with that, chris? >> it makes reference to the budgets. >> i do not have a fundamental problem with that. if we were to take the performance measures and specifically identified them under sublet one -- sub bullet one as a that is where we want you to go. that is a very specific recommendation. we note they need increased fiscal support and we will identify what that is in the body of the reports. but now we have given a clear benchmark that we can come back to...
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i'm not aware of any specific conversations that we've had with some of the chris mentioned. obviously there's -- countries mentioned. obviously something has cropped up in different conversations that we've had, citing one in the secretary's call last week with president karzai. they did talk about wikileaks and she asked the president what his perspective on it was. i'll take the question as to whether we've had conversations along those lines, encouraging others to consider, you know, their own potential prosecutions. >> tom there is a bilateral between the united states and arnl tina. -- argentina. you can talk about the topics, sop of the -- some of the things that will be included in the conversation? >> as you know, the secretary has herself traveled to arnl tina and it will be -- argentina and it will be an opportunity for her to follow up both on bilateral and regional issues. with argentina and her counterpart on -- and obviously among of the things we'll be taking note of is the current situation with respect to the pro motion of democracy in the region -- promotio
i'm not aware of any specific conversations that we've had with some of the chris mentioned. obviously there's -- countries mentioned. obviously something has cropped up in different conversations that we've had, citing one in the secretary's call last week with president karzai. they did talk about wikileaks and she asked the president what his perspective on it was. i'll take the question as to whether we've had conversations along those lines, encouraging others to consider, you know, their...
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do we have an issue with that, chris? >> it makes reference to the budgets. >> i do not have a fundamental problem with that. if we were to take the performance measures and specifically identified them under sublet one -- sub bullet one as a that is where we want you to go. that is a very specific recommendation. we note they need increased fiscal support and we will identify what that is in the body of the reports. but now we have given a clear benchmark that we can come back to in a year and say, how are we doing? does that bridge both the areas? >> putting the numberack in is a great idea. >> this is recommending that we authorize that the appropriate the full amount that was authorized. at the very least, we can recommend that. >> we do not know whether the full amount -- what is the basis for the thorization. both congressional authorization, out of the air. i like david idea of tying it to something. if there is an independent academic or basis for estimating what the real number is, otherwise, we're picking a numb
do we have an issue with that, chris? >> it makes reference to the budgets. >> i do not have a fundamental problem with that. if we were to take the performance measures and specifically identified them under sublet one -- sub bullet one as a that is where we want you to go. that is a very specific recommendation. we note they need increased fiscal support and we will identify what that is in the body of the reports. but now we have given a clear benchmark that we can come back to...
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[applause] >> folks, chris newland is running a conference somewhere else. he suggested he might not be here. i said he is the only speaker in the country to teach research. where people olein for reported as a trainer, we need that. >> my son is leaning forward in the car so i will take that with a grain of salt. >> we have the ambassador coming in at 11:15. i will invite you to take a 15- minute break and we look forward to seeing you in about 50 minutes. -- in about 15 minutes. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> saturday marks the fifth anniversary of correcting katrina. shepherd smith will be among those taking -- talking about challenges faced by journalists who covered the storm and its aftermath. you can watch this event live on c-span at 6:30 p.m. eastern. >> join our conversation on the american revolution, the making of the constitution, and the importance of historical study next sunday with an historian and pulitzer prize winner. that is live for three hours with you
[applause] >> folks, chris newland is running a conference somewhere else. he suggested he might not be here. i said he is the only speaker in the country to teach research. where people olein for reported as a trainer, we need that. >> my son is leaning forward in the car so i will take that with a grain of salt. >> we have the ambassador coming in at 11:15. i will invite you to take a 15- minute break and we look forward to seeing you in about 50 minutes. -- in about 15...
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guest: mitch daniels and chris christie. chris christie has just been extraordinary. to go into new jersey, the state outside of perhaps california or illinois, that has been the most mis-governor did recent years and has the most powerful public sector political complex, and to go in and balance the budget when he has and has been able to bring trenton to heal and the teachers' union, extremely powerful, to heal, in six months, is just an extraordinary accomplishment. mitch daniels, also extremely impressive. circumstances much less dire. he did not take office in the midst of a budgetary crisis, but also, like christie, have build a constituency for a limited government conservative than -- conservatism. has slimmed down the budget. and daniels tells his people all the time, we have one goal -- we want to increase the net the pole -- disposable income of the hoosiers in here in indiana. i would get some complaints now. i did see the movie. that is going to be the goal of government. i think that is a very good -- i think republicans nationally can take that admoniti
guest: mitch daniels and chris christie. chris christie has just been extraordinary. to go into new jersey, the state outside of perhaps california or illinois, that has been the most mis-governor did recent years and has the most powerful public sector political complex, and to go in and balance the budget when he has and has been able to bring trenton to heal and the teachers' union, extremely powerful, to heal, in six months, is just an extraordinary accomplishment. mitch daniels, also...
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chris dodd -- the money he takes, as far as the lobbying, working behind the scenes to take any teeth out of that bill. to kill it. the senators and his own party debate maria cantwell -- they set up a watch on him so he could not put a substitute in. one democratic senator, congressman, him and geithner and schumer and the rest of those crooks -- that is the problem. that is why the american people don't trust our government. host: you have given us a lot to work with. i want to use this as a jumping off point for part of the piece that looks at congress and influence of lobbying. the magazine blew out this quote. lobbying industry is the true fourth branch of government. guest: the logging industry spent $3.5 billion -- lobbying industry spent about $3.5 billion. it is really a record. it has been steadily growing over the past 30 or 40 years. just one small index. it amounts to something over a million dollars for every hour that congress was in session. the single largest lobbing into the was the chamber of congress that spend something like $130 million, which is more than the co
chris dodd -- the money he takes, as far as the lobbying, working behind the scenes to take any teeth out of that bill. to kill it. the senators and his own party debate maria cantwell -- they set up a watch on him so he could not put a substitute in. one democratic senator, congressman, him and geithner and schumer and the rest of those crooks -- that is the problem. that is why the american people don't trust our government. host: you have given us a lot to work with. i want to use this as a...
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only if you take tax increases off the table, as chris christy the new successful rock star governor from new jersey of all states, who has stared down the labor unions, and defended taxpayers, only because he took tax creases off the table would be allowed to have a national state and national conversation about spending restraints. when under reagan in 82, tip o'neil said how about this? we will cut $3 in spending for every dollar of tax increase you give us. reagan mistakenly cut the deal. the tax increases were real. the spending reduction never happened and then bush, who must have not been paying attention during the reagan years walked into the same track-- trap, 1 dollar of tax increase for every $2, 1 dollar of tax increase for $2 a spending. spending increased after that deal faster than i was expected to before the deal so there wasn't any net spending reduction. there were tax increases, so step one to all of the spending reform ideas that have been discussed tiers to take tax increases off the table. if you don't take tax increases off the table you never get to the conv
only if you take tax increases off the table, as chris christy the new successful rock star governor from new jersey of all states, who has stared down the labor unions, and defended taxpayers, only because he took tax creases off the table would be allowed to have a national state and national conversation about spending restraints. when under reagan in 82, tip o'neil said how about this? we will cut $3 in spending for every dollar of tax increase you give us. reagan mistakenly cut the deal....
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"the baltimore sun" labeled chris van hollen as a rising star. it was 2002 that he was elected to congress, beating some powerful democratic competitors. in the last two cycles, he helped democrats gain 50 seats. congressman van hollen is at the center of the storm. if democrats retain control of the house, he will reap much of the credit, and if they do not, well -- following his presentation, the floor will be open to questions. this is a traditional news conference, but we will give to each questioner -- when you have the microphone, please see your name, organization, and your question. many thanks to those who have --anized to the's event today's events. we also want to thank the national press club president and newsmaker committee chairman for jumping through many hoops for making sure to date's event has happened. also, richard is doing the microphones is an enormous help. the national press club this honor to present congressman chris van hollen. >> thank you very much, and it is great be with all of you. thank you for say -- for taking
"the baltimore sun" labeled chris van hollen as a rising star. it was 2002 that he was elected to congress, beating some powerful democratic competitors. in the last two cycles, he helped democrats gain 50 seats. congressman van hollen is at the center of the storm. if democrats retain control of the house, he will reap much of the credit, and if they do not, well -- following his presentation, the floor will be open to questions. this is a traditional news conference, but we will...
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. >> i am chris, a fellow writer. all to give you a sample letter that i wrote to mayor bloomberg. i would hope more americans would write to him regarding the cultural center mosque. >> i will only comment on that for a minute. abdul who's the head of the culture center -- it is my understanding from what have seen -- from what i have seen in the newspapers that he has $18,000 in the account. i understand neutrality, but the state department has decided to send him on a tour to uae, bahrain, and another. my concern is this. if you or i wanted to put up an institution at ground zero, we would have to begin with more than $18,000 in the bank. if we did not have the money, we would not have the state department coming ford to send you on a trip to see if you can return with the $100 million it will cost to build a 14-story mega mosque on ground zero. i don't think we have been even- handed in terms of how we have approached this. i am also concerned about his comments prior to press reports that he believes we were accessories to the fact of the 9/11 attack. that concerns me. i think
. >> i am chris, a fellow writer. all to give you a sample letter that i wrote to mayor bloomberg. i would hope more americans would write to him regarding the cultural center mosque. >> i will only comment on that for a minute. abdul who's the head of the culture center -- it is my understanding from what have seen -- from what i have seen in the newspapers that he has $18,000 in the account. i understand neutrality, but the state department has decided to send him on a tour to...
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he succeeded he pressed, chris to provide additional funding for health centers. congress responded and did. everybody worried if there was going to be enough primary-care practitioners to staff these new health centers? 10 years later, there are twice as many physicians, 2.5 times as many of nurse practitioners, four times as many dentists because the health centers has six -- has expanded to accommodate dental services. they served twice as many people. with funding, they will double that number in five years. 40 million people by 2015. after 35 years of work in and with and on and about health centers, i am absolutely confident that they will succeed. >> that is a good point. people are concerned about the money doing what it is set out to do. we saw the money going from the recovery act and we saw things come from that. hopefully, they will do the not the same thing in the next five years. -- they will do the same thing in the next five years. >> just last week, we learned that when the recovery act funding was first provided to help centers across the country
he succeeded he pressed, chris to provide additional funding for health centers. congress responded and did. everybody worried if there was going to be enough primary-care practitioners to staff these new health centers? 10 years later, there are twice as many physicians, 2.5 times as many of nurse practitioners, four times as many dentists because the health centers has six -- has expanded to accommodate dental services. they served twice as many people. with funding, they will double that...
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. -- chris hill was ambassador as we worked through our relationship. ryan crocker was there when we were still executing a largely military strategy. each of those conditions were different. the interest in the united states during a particular stage in our involvement in iraq was different. but jim jeffreys we hope he will succeed just as chris hill did. >> do you expect him to be effective in negotiating with the government? >> yes, that is why we nominated him. >> in negotiating with the next government? >> we expected jim jeffreys to be just as effective as hill and crocker. >> have you ever named in ambassador expecting them not to be effective? [laughter] i asked because it appears that president chavez does not think your ambassador designate to venezuela does not continue to be -- >> and we continue our conversation with venezuela. we believe that there a polymer, if confirmed by the set, will be -- we believe that larry palmer is confirmed by the senate, will be an effective senate -- effective ambassador. >> what is the answer to this questio
. -- chris hill was ambassador as we worked through our relationship. ryan crocker was there when we were still executing a largely military strategy. each of those conditions were different. the interest in the united states during a particular stage in our involvement in iraq was different. but jim jeffreys we hope he will succeed just as chris hill did. >> do you expect him to be effective in negotiating with the government? >> yes, that is why we nominated him. >> in...
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involves rejecting porky additions, and showing the implants of the power of reduced government, such as chris christie taken on public unions and addressing the recession positively by reducing government intervention. host: back to the phones, pat out of washington on the line for republicans. caller: i have a few commons. our country was founded on the principles of we the people, for the people, by the people -- i have a few comments. the biggest issue in having is they come to take my money, and give it to someone else. that is wrong. i really have not been the republican very long. kind it just been doing my own thing, but this is the first time in a long time that i hope the we can take back our country peacefully. i really do not want an armed revolution. guest: the idea of an armed revolution is a little bit off. we don't have to worry about that because we have a peaceful transfer of government every two years, and every four. instead, i would encourage you to first, the stairway from san things like there might be an armed revolution, and second, start showing up at your republican
involves rejecting porky additions, and showing the implants of the power of reduced government, such as chris christie taken on public unions and addressing the recession positively by reducing government intervention. host: back to the phones, pat out of washington on the line for republicans. caller: i have a few commons. our country was founded on the principles of we the people, for the people, by the people -- i have a few comments. the biggest issue in having is they come to take my...
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chris matthews joined the peace corps. i am so proud of you. i am so sick of these people on these networks beating up a hero. in our lifetime, we will not know that many. you want to talk immigration? he did not change his immigration thing right now. after it did not work out, he came to arizona and he goes, i did it. it was in 2007. i did it, i understand we need to close our borders and stop it. i get what you guys are saying in arizona. he was trying to work with president bush. i will tell you, all america, you did not think this immigration thing is big? they know that 300 drug cartels are set up through our country. drug distribution centers. they know the cartel in setting up here. when you laugh at arizona and put us down, let me tell you something. it is coming, america. >> we're going to have to leave it there. thank you for your call. >> i think that what the caller mentioned about senator john mccain's biography, it is one that any candidate in the country would relish and certainly it is one that he talked about throughout all of
chris matthews joined the peace corps. i am so proud of you. i am so sick of these people on these networks beating up a hero. in our lifetime, we will not know that many. you want to talk immigration? he did not change his immigration thing right now. after it did not work out, he came to arizona and he goes, i did it. it was in 2007. i did it, i understand we need to close our borders and stop it. i get what you guys are saying in arizona. he was trying to work with president bush. i will...
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chris dodd, the money he takes, the lobbying -- there were senators in his own party that set up a watch on him so he could not put a substitute in for those bills. not one democratic senator or congressman stood up and told the american people what he was trying to do. that is the problem. that is why the american people will not trust our government. host: you have given us a lot to work with. and part of your piece of congress and the influence of lobbying. the lobbying industry is a true fourth branch of government. guest: the lobbying industry in washington last year spent $3.5 billion. it is certainly a record. it has been steadily growing over the last 30 or 40 years. that amount to something over $1 million for every hour congress was in session. the scene this largest allotting was the chamber of congress that's been something like $130 million which is more than the combined payroll. the gap between the amount being spent by those influencing and those getting influence is large. >> good morning. i try to see who's on in geand t ideas. washington is corrupt. we do not need -- t
chris dodd, the money he takes, the lobbying -- there were senators in his own party that set up a watch on him so he could not put a substitute in for those bills. not one democratic senator or congressman stood up and told the american people what he was trying to do. that is the problem. that is why the american people will not trust our government. host: you have given us a lot to work with. and part of your piece of congress and the influence of lobbying. the lobbying industry is a true...
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chris dodd -- the money he takes, as far as the lobbying, working behind the scenes to take any teeth out of that bill. to kill it. the senators and his own party debate maria cantwell -- they set up a watch on him so he could not put a substitute in. one democratic senator, congressman, him and geithner and schumer and the rest of those crooks -- that is the problem. that is why the american people don't trust our government. host: you have given us a lot to work with. i want to use this as a jumping off point for part of the piece that looks at congress and influence of lobbying. the magazine blew out this quote. lobbying industry is the true fourth branch of government. guest: the logging industry spent $3.5 billion -- lobbying industry spent about $3.5 billion. it is really a record. it has been steadily growing over the past 30 or 40 years. just one small index. it amounts to something over a million dollars for every hour that congress was in session. the single largest lobbing into the was the chamber of congress that spend something like $130 million, which is more than the co
chris dodd -- the money he takes, as far as the lobbying, working behind the scenes to take any teeth out of that bill. to kill it. the senators and his own party debate maria cantwell -- they set up a watch on him so he could not put a substitute in. one democratic senator, congressman, him and geithner and schumer and the rest of those crooks -- that is the problem. that is why the american people don't trust our government. host: you have given us a lot to work with. i want to use this as a...
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. >> my name is chris collins with amfar. thank you for the presentations. maybe there is some overlap with the question we just heard. my question was going to be why are we having, framing the conversation around the ways in which petfar is a liability rather than having the conversation about how pepfar is a huge opportunity going forward? i'll give a couple of examples. as todd said, pepfar has been enormously successful. on a diplomatic as well as humanitarian level. it's an incredible foundation for what the president wants to don the global health initiative. i would argue that you can't acmplish goals if you're going to flatline the fndational program of that response. maternal and child health a key focus for ghi. hiv is a cause of death among women and the knock-on effects in child treatnt. the science is allowing us to change the conversation. we are going to have a microbicide in a couple of years. there is a new movement to make treatment more efficient. finally, leverage. the investments inpepfar give us many opportunities to increase our diplo
. >> my name is chris collins with amfar. thank you for the presentations. maybe there is some overlap with the question we just heard. my question was going to be why are we having, framing the conversation around the ways in which petfar is a liability rather than having the conversation about how pepfar is a huge opportunity going forward? i'll give a couple of examples. as todd said, pepfar has been enormously successful. on a diplomatic as well as humanitarian level. it's an...
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martin luther king's chris speech. the very basic ideas that made this country great. do you know what that is like? we had a president who was a great republican. abraham lincoln. that is like them rejecting the gettysburg address. this is serious. i will not take a lot of time because we have resources. we have relationships with the man who is connecting the dots. it is about building for the future of our kids and our grandkids and keep this dream alive. local 237. >> i will be brief. i will be brief because we all want to go march and we want to hear martin luther king iii space. we should give a round of applause for al sharpton for having this vision to put this together and make sure that we do not lose sight of why we are here. the teachers are here to support rev. dr. martin luther king jr. and his dream to reclaim it. when we needed him, he was here for us. we stand in solidarity with this social movement and labor and this social civil-rights movement are one and the same period thank you. [applause] >> get a hand to the councilman who made this come togeth
martin luther king's chris speech. the very basic ideas that made this country great. do you know what that is like? we had a president who was a great republican. abraham lincoln. that is like them rejecting the gettysburg address. this is serious. i will not take a lot of time because we have resources. we have relationships with the man who is connecting the dots. it is about building for the future of our kids and our grandkids and keep this dream alive. local 237. >> i will be brief....
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since charlie chris left -- rubio has establishment support. host: you have a primary in your state as well. who will you be voting for? caller: i voted for the -- i and somewhat embarrassed, i voted for the tea party candidate only because i am an anti-incumbency. host: you voted for -- who is that again? guest: i believe his name is miller or something like that. host: de would have for joe miller but you said you are embarrassed? caller: i am not really a tea party person, more of a coffee person. host: all right. aklook at it had nine -- palin isn't interested onlooker. she endorsed joe miller against 70 summer cousy, the incumbent. guest: murkowski, there was a poll where she was up 30 points. but this guy, this attorney, joe miller, as support for mike huckabee and sarah palin, which certainly put his name on the map but it certainly has not been enough for people to turn away from murkowski who has been in office since 2002. host: newspaper said many expect murkowski be favored, in a state that about his security. that is the headline in
since charlie chris left -- rubio has establishment support. host: you have a primary in your state as well. who will you be voting for? caller: i voted for the -- i and somewhat embarrassed, i voted for the tea party candidate only because i am an anti-incumbency. host: you voted for -- who is that again? guest: i believe his name is miller or something like that. host: de would have for joe miller but you said you are embarrassed? caller: i am not really a tea party person, more of a coffee...
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but we also have it in the states with chris christie, who is a hero for taxpayers in new jersey. not an easy state. it is not a state -- democratic house, democratic assembly and senate in new jersey. and he stared down and tackled the teachers' union and the government employees union and wrestled down and bought the budget into balance without a single tax increase. the governor of virginia did the same thing. we see it at the state level where they have to balance the budget each year, that you can in fact rain in spending. talking about a series of recommendations -- i testified before that commission that is supposed to recommend both tax increases and spending restraint. i would like to make the case -- if you put tax increases on the table -- we have seen it at the national level and the state level, if a politician says i am up for some tax increase and budget restraint, we did this with president bush 41 in 1990. remember, they went out to andrews air force base. they came back promising tax increases and spending restraint. we got the tax increases. those were very real
but we also have it in the states with chris christie, who is a hero for taxpayers in new jersey. not an easy state. it is not a state -- democratic house, democratic assembly and senate in new jersey. and he stared down and tackled the teachers' union and the government employees union and wrestled down and bought the budget into balance without a single tax increase. the governor of virginia did the same thing. we see it at the state level where they have to balance the budget each year, that...
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chris on our independent line. thank you for waiting. go ahead. caller: i just want to say thank you for taking my call. i love watching you guys in the morning. you always have good reviews. and i want to thank the gentleman for taking my call as well. when you have this proliferation of for-profit schools, what is the end, the value of a college degree? when you say 80% of students are receiving jobs coming out of school, you mean any jobs. and mcdonald's and best buy. you don't mean jobs in our field. because that's not what you said. it's just, you keep seeing this . you know, if we educate more people, then the infrastructure is going to get built, our economy is going to get back on its feet. that's not the case. you're cheapning the degree and you're exploiting minorities. that's all your doing. guest: thank you for calling in. i would have to fundamentally disagree with the value of our higher education. just on a technical basis for schools that are required to report their placement rates, and that is all schools that are accredited by t
chris on our independent line. thank you for waiting. go ahead. caller: i just want to say thank you for taking my call. i love watching you guys in the morning. you always have good reviews. and i want to thank the gentleman for taking my call as well. when you have this proliferation of for-profit schools, what is the end, the value of a college degree? when you say 80% of students are receiving jobs coming out of school, you mean any jobs. and mcdonald's and best buy. you don't mean jobs in...
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. >> thank you very much, chris. last month we began our journey in new orleans. there we learned firsthand from the people of the call about the impact the spill was taking on their lives. this week we are seeking to understand the root causes of the april 20 at deepwater horizon explosion and the critical question of whether our regulatory system and business practices are adequate. we will be hearing from a distinguished group from past, and present government officials as well as experts from private industry, academia, and nonprofit organizations. deep water drilling is a new frontier for energy exploration. some statistics tell the story. in 1990, wells deeper than 1,000 feet accounted for just 4% of total gulf of mexico oil production. in 2009, that figure was 80%. and we're going deeper. in the past five years, the share of the gold production from altered deep wells, well's deeper than 5,000 feet, climbed from 1% to 32%. but altman played deep water drilling has special risk including that which appears to have been the primary cause of the deepwater hori
. >> thank you very much, chris. last month we began our journey in new orleans. there we learned firsthand from the people of the call about the impact the spill was taking on their lives. this week we are seeking to understand the root causes of the april 20 at deepwater horizon explosion and the critical question of whether our regulatory system and business practices are adequate. we will be hearing from a distinguished group from past, and present government officials as well as...
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host: chris on the independent line from colorado. caller: hello. thank you for taking my phone call this morning. my question relates to the violence. you're talking about illinois. i have not seen a lot of coverage on that. i wonder if he could expand on that. guest: 1000 have been shot in chicago this year,226 have been killed. we focus on the war in iraq and afghanistan. we lost fewer than 6000 soldiers in those wars. 30,000 a year and 100,000 injured. in the face of that, we keep expanding more -- we must continue the ban on assault weapons and stop the flow of guns and drugs and jobs in and jobs out. host: the lack of growth of spending shows the economy ended the second quarter on a weak note. growth will slow further in the second half of the year as high unemployment and renewed troubles in housing weight on the economic recovery. guest: look at the disparity between that assessment and geithner's assessment. we are still losing homes and jobs. teachers are being laid off. classrooms are expanding. schools are being closed. there is a recov
host: chris on the independent line from colorado. caller: hello. thank you for taking my phone call this morning. my question relates to the violence. you're talking about illinois. i have not seen a lot of coverage on that. i wonder if he could expand on that. guest: 1000 have been shot in chicago this year,226 have been killed. we focus on the war in iraq and afghanistan. we lost fewer than 6000 soldiers in those wars. 30,000 a year and 100,000 injured. in the face of that, we keep expanding...